The Ox Bow Incident (1942)
Medium level violence, low level course language
| Director: | William A. Wellman |
| Actors: | Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, William Eythe, Mary Beth Hughes |
When a rancher is reported murdered by cattle rustlers, the people of Ox-Bow decide to take justice into their own hands and lynch the alleged killers. Henry Fonda plays the drifter who tried to come to their defence in this provocative film, considered by many to be Fonda's greatest western. Directed by William Wellman and co-starring Dana Andrews, mary Beth Hughes and Anthony Quinn, The Ox-Bow Incident is a stunning indictment of injustice, a movie that has stood the test of time to be acclaimed as one of Hollywood's finest moments.
| Status: | Normal |
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| Run time: | 75mins |
| Origin: | UNITED STATES |
| Aspect Ratio: | 4:3 |
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Henry F.
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Henry Fonda Classic. Excellent study in morality. Shows you that some nasty people just cannot help being the way they are.
Barbara M.
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Strange yet powerful movie. Strange in the fact that there weren't "lead" roles so to speak, there seemed more than one.
Powerful in such that it makes you think we had better be right before condemning others.
The movie is short compared to some, about 75 mins in all, but it packed a punch in that short time.
This isn't a movie for everyone, stay with it if you are a Fonda fan. He is brilliant in this, as he is with most movies he is in.
Tab
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I originally rated this as 3 only because there is not provision for 2 and a half. Fair story - not much substance. The style of justice has not changed.